Tensions in setting health care priorities for South Africa's children.

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dc.contributor.authorLandman, Willem A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHenley, Lesley D.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-15T15:47:45Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-17T00:02:08Z
dc.date.available2011-04-15T15:47:45Zen_US
dc.date.available2011-05-17T00:02:08Z
dc.date.issued1998-08en_US
dc.description.abstractThe new South African constitution commits the government to guarantee "basic health services "for every child under 18. Primary health care for pregnant women and children under six and elements of essential primary health care have received priority. At present, there is little analysis of the moral considerations involved in making choices about more advanced or costly health care which may, arguably, also be "basic". This paper illustrates some of the tensions in setting priorities for a just macroallocation of children's health care, given the realities of need and scarce resources, and the commitment to equality of basic opportunities. Originally published Journal of Medical Ethics, Vol. 24, No. 4, Aug 1998en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Medical Ethics; 24:4 p. 268-273en_US
dc.identifier.pmidPMC1377680en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/3333en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherEast Carolina Universityen_US
dc.relation.urihttp://jme.bmj.com/content/by/year/1998en_US
dc.rightsAuthor notified of opt-out rights by Cammie Jennings prior to upload of this article.en_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectHealth care priority settingen_US
dc.subjectJustice in health careen_US
dc.subjectMacro-allocationen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleTensions in setting health care priorities for South Africa's children.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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